KitchenSmith 1.5 Cup Mini

Chopping: This model had fair performance in our chopping tests of almonds and onions.

Pureeing: This model had good performance in our pureeing tests of peas and carrots.

Grating: This model had poor performance in our grating test of parmesan cheese.

Noise: This model had very good performance in our noise test using a sound meter to measure decibels.

The KitchenSmith 1.5 Cup Mini is part of the Food processors & choppers test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Food choppers models like the 1.5 Cup Mini are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Chopping: We judged each model's proficiency at chopping onions, and almonds.

Pureeing: We judged each model's proficiency at puréeing peas and carrots.

Grating: We judged each model's proficiency at grating parmesan cheese.